osnaburg

American  

[oz-nuh-burg] / ˈɒz nəˌbɜrg /

noun

1. a heavy, coarse cotton in a plain weave, for grain sacks and sportswear and also finished into cretonne.

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osnaburg British  

/ ˈɒznəˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a coarse plain-woven cotton used for sacks, furnishings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of osnaburg

1535–45; irregular after Osnabrück ( def. ), known for its linen

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Example Sentences

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osnaburg

I was whut dey called a shirt-tail fellow, had long shirt dresses of osnaburg dyed with red mud an' cinnamon bark.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

Winter clothes was good and warm; dresses made of yarn cloth made up jus' lak dem summertime clothes, and petticoats and draw's made out of osnaburg.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

Our clothes was osnaburg, spun and weave' right at home, and it sho' did last a long time.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

De suits was made out ob osnaburg, and sometimes bed tickin'.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

Wintertime, I wore a balmoral petticoat, osnaburg drawers, and er-r-r.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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